Comments on: Resources for Wisely Engaging Culture http://creationproject.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/resources-for-wisely-engaging-culture/ Living from the Beginning by Considering the End Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:20:55 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Thinking Like Missionaries :: Epic Church : Premium Social Networking/Magazine Theme http://creationproject.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/resources-for-wisely-engaging-culture/#comment-9360 Thinking Like Missionaries :: Epic Church : Premium Social Networking/Magazine Theme Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:23:25 +0000 http://creationproject.wordpress.com/?p=1442#comment-9360 [...] understanding the culture of your city, Acts 29 Church Planter, Jonathan Dodson has compiled a list of resources and has written an excellent article, I’d encourage you to check them out. Filed in: Church [...] [...] understanding the culture of your city, Acts 29 Church Planter, Jonathan Dodson has compiled a list of resources and has written an excellent article, I’d encourage you to check them out. Filed in: Church [...]

]]> By: casey shutt http://creationproject.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/resources-for-wisely-engaging-culture/#comment-8400 casey shutt Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:42:33 +0000 http://creationproject.wordpress.com/?p=1442#comment-8400 correction: the discussion on world is in God in the Wasteland, p 37. correction: the discussion on world is in God in the Wasteland, p 37.

]]> By: jdodson http://creationproject.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/resources-for-wisely-engaging-culture/#comment-8399 jdodson Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:14:10 +0000 http://creationproject.wordpress.com/?p=1442#comment-8399 thanks. I'll look at that again. thanks. I’ll look at that again.

]]> By: casey shutt http://creationproject.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/resources-for-wisely-engaging-culture/#comment-8398 casey shutt Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:09:31 +0000 http://creationproject.wordpress.com/?p=1442#comment-8398 Yea, I agree. But they are helpful by example. He does give a nice biblical account of "world" in No Place For Truth. Yea, I agree. But they are helpful by example. He does give a nice biblical account of “world” in No Place For Truth.

]]> By: jdodson http://creationproject.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/resources-for-wisely-engaging-culture/#comment-8397 jdodson Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:46:52 +0000 http://creationproject.wordpress.com/?p=1442#comment-8397 Those certainly are great, but less about how to engage culture and more an engagement, wouldn't you say? Does Wells lay out his cultural hermeneutic in any of those? I can't remember. Those certainly are great, but less about how to engage culture and more an engagement, wouldn’t you say? Does Wells lay out his cultural hermeneutic in any of those? I can’t remember.

]]> By: casey shutt http://creationproject.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/resources-for-wisely-engaging-culture/#comment-8396 casey shutt Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:09:16 +0000 http://creationproject.wordpress.com/?p=1442#comment-8396 I'd recommend the David F. Wells corpus: No Place For Truth; God in the Wasteland; Losing Our Virtue; Above All Earthly Pow'rs; The Courage to Be Protestant. I’d recommend the David F. Wells corpus: No Place For Truth; God in the Wasteland; Losing Our Virtue; Above All Earthly Pow’rs; The Courage to Be Protestant.

]]> By: jdodson http://creationproject.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/resources-for-wisely-engaging-culture/#comment-8393 jdodson Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:08:03 +0000 http://creationproject.wordpress.com/?p=1442#comment-8393 Sure. Here is a <a href="http://www.newcitypres.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/material-boy.pdf" rel="nofollow">critical review</a>. Also check out the forthcoming review in Critique: http://www.notesfromtoadhall.com/ Sure. Here is a critical review. Also check out the forthcoming review in Critique: http://www.notesfromtoadhall.com/

]]> By: Sam Groves http://creationproject.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/resources-for-wisely-engaging-culture/#comment-8391 Sam Groves Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:52:57 +0000 http://creationproject.wordpress.com/?p=1442#comment-8391 Do you know of any links to quality reviews of Crouch's 'Culture Makers'? I live in South Africa and so it'll be a while until I can get my hands on a copy of the real thing. Do you know of any links to quality reviews of Crouch’s ‘Culture Makers’? I live in South Africa and so it’ll be a while until I can get my hands on a copy of the real thing.

]]> By: jdodson http://creationproject.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/resources-for-wisely-engaging-culture/#comment-8390 jdodson Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:37:25 +0000 http://creationproject.wordpress.com/?p=1442#comment-8390 I haven't read all of it, but so far I like his emphasis. Christians should create culture, not transform it. Contrary to the emphases of Crouch and Carson, I still think redemptive, transformative approaches to culture are positive and to be encouraged. Some of Crouch's exegesis is lacking, but his cultural insight is great. I haven’t read all of it, but so far I like his emphasis. Christians should create culture, not transform it. Contrary to the emphases of Crouch and Carson, I still think redemptive, transformative approaches to culture are positive and to be encouraged.

Some of Crouch’s exegesis is lacking, but his cultural insight is great.

]]> By: John Chandler http://creationproject.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/resources-for-wisely-engaging-culture/#comment-8389 John Chandler Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:26:05 +0000 http://creationproject.wordpress.com/?p=1442#comment-8389 So was Crouch's book pretty good? I heard a podcast interview with him, and it caught my interest. So was Crouch’s book pretty good? I heard a podcast interview with him, and it caught my interest.

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